argue (redirected from arguing out)

ar·gue  (ärgy)

v. ar·gued, ar·gu·ing, ar·gues

v.tr.

1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate: "It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them" (Paul Craig Roberts).

2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend: The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.

3. To give evidence of; indicate: "Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent" (Isaac Asimov).

4. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons: argued the clerk into lowering the price.

v.intr.

1. To put forth reasons for or against something: argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.

2. To engage in a quarrel; dispute.

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[Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin argtre, to babble, chatter, frequentative of arguere, to make clear; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]

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argu·er n.

Synonyms: argue, quarrel¹, wrangle, squabble, bicker
These verbs denote verbal exchange expressing conflict. To argue is to present reasons or facts in order to persuade someone of something: "I am not arguing with youI am telling you" (James McNeill Whistler).
Quarrel stresses hostility: The children quarreled over whose turn it was to wash the dishes.
Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument: "audiences . . . who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses" (Sheila Benson).
Squabble suggests petty or trivial argument: "The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin . . . would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Bicker connotes sharp, persistent, bad-tempered exchange: The senators bickered about the President's tax proposal for weeks. See Also Synonyms at discuss, indicate.

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argue

Verb

[-guing, -gued]

1. to try to prove by presenting reasons

2. to debate

3. to quarrel

4. to persuade: we argued her out of going

5. to suggest: her looks argue despair [Latin arguere to make clear, accuse]

arguable adj
arguably adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	argue - present reasons and arguments         reason re-argue - argue again; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign" present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" expostulate - reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion defend, fend for, support - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
	2.	argue - have an argument about something     contend, debate, fence stickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) spar - fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, quibble, niggle - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	3.	argue - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" indicate present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

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argue

verb 1. quarrel, fight, row, clash, dispute, disagree, feud, squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have an argument, cross swords, be at sixes and sevens, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, bandy words, altercate

verb 2. discuss, debate, dispute, thrash out, exchange views on, controvert

verb 3. claim, question, reason, challenge, insist, maintain, hold, allege, plead, assert, contend, uphold, profess, remonstrate, expostulate

verb 4. demonstrate, show, suggest, display, indicate, imply, exhibit, denote, evince

Translations

argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vt (= debate) [+ case, matter] → mantener, argüir

vi (= quarrel) → discutir (= reason); razonar, argumentar;

to argue that → sostener que;

to argue about sth (with sb) → pelearse (con algn) por algo

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argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vi (= quarrel) → se disputer (= reason); argumenter

vt (= debate) [+ case, matter] → débattre;

to argue about sth (with sb) → se disputer (avec qn) au sujet de qch;

to argue that → objecter or alléguer que, donner comme argument que

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argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vi (quarrel) → sich streiten;

(reason) → diskutieren

vt (debate) → diskutieren, erörtern;

to argue that ... → den Standpunkt vertreten, dass ...;

to argue about sth → sich über etw acc streiten;

to argue for/against sth → sich für/gegen etw aussprechen

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argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vi (= quarrel) → litigare (= reason); ragionare

vt (= debate) [+ case, matter] → dibattere;

to argue that → sostenere che;

to argue about sth (with sb) → litigare per or a proposito di qc (con qn)

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argue

v argue [ˈaːgjuː]

1 (withwith someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is! argumenteer يُجادِل، يَتَجادَل مَع споря přít se, hádat se diskutere; argumentere; skændes (sich) streiten λογομαχώ discutir vaidlema جروبحث کردن؛ مشاجره کردن kiistellä se disputer (sur/à propos de) לְהִתוַכֵח बहस करना svađati se vitatkozik bertengkar, membantah deila, rífast discutere; litigare 言い合う 논쟁하다, 말다툼하다 ginčytis strīdēties bertengkar redetwisten krangle, trette, diskutere kłócić/spierać się discutir a se certa (pentru/în legă­tură cu) спорить hádať sa pričkati se svađati se gräla, bråka โต้เถียง tartışmak, münakaşa etmek 爭辯 сперечатися بحث کرنا cãi nhau 争辩

2 (withfor, ~against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something I argued for/against accepting the plan. aanvoer يُقَيِّم الحِجَّه обсъждам argumentovat pro/proti argumentere argumetieren, Gründe anführen επιχειρηματολογώ argüir, argumentar põhjendusi esitama دلیل آوردن esittää perusteluja plaider (pour, contre) לִטְעוֹן בְּעַד אוֹ נֶגֶד दलील देना navoditi razloge érvel (vmi mellett, vmi ellen), vitat vmit mempertimbangkan rökræða parlare (in favore, contro) 主張する 찬성론[]을 펴다 būti už/prieš iestāties (par, pret) bantah pleiten argumentere for/mot wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw) argumentar a pleda (pentru/împotriva) аргументировать argumentovať zavzemati se raspravljati argumentera, anföra skäl ถกเถียงเรื่อง (lehinde/aleyhinde) tartışmak 辯論 аргументувати دلیل دینا ، استدلال کرنا phản đối 辩论

3 (withinto, ~out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress. oortuig, oorreed يُقْنِع убеждавам přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat drøfte; overtale überreden πείθω persuadir de/a(positivo); disuadir de (negativo) veenma متقاعد کردن suostutella persuader (de, ne pas de) לשַכנֵע आपत्ति करना odgovarati rábeszél, lebeszél membujuk telja (á/af) persuadere, convincere 説得する 설득하여 ...시키다 įkalbinėti, atkalbinėti pārliecināt; pierunāt; atrunāt memujuk overreden overtale (til) przekonywać persuadir a con­vinge (să/să nu) убеждать presvedčiť, prehovoriť prepričati argumentovati övertala ชักชวนโดยให้เหตุผล ikna etmek 說服 переконувати, відговорювати اپنی بات پر زور دینا thuyết phục ai 说服

4 to discuss, giving one's reasoning She argued the point very cleverly. bespreek, debatteer يُناقِش разисквам vysvětlit, zdůvodnit diskutere; forsvare begründen συζητώ sostener väitlema استدلال کردن perustella, väitellä soutenir לַדוּן जिरह करना raspravljati érvekkel alátámaszt mengemukakan rökræða sostenere 議論する 토론하다 įrodinėti, teigti, pagrįsti argumentēt; pierādīt bincang argumenteren forsvare, diskutere omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić discutir a susţine доказывать zdôvodniť zagovarjati diskutovati argumentera ให้เหตุผล savunmak 論證 обговорювати دلیل دینا tranh luận; biện luận 论证

adj arguable

able to be put forward in argument It is arguable that he would have been better to go. kan aangevoer word قابِل لِلجِدَل والنِّقاش спорно obhajitelný diskutabel vertretbar συζητήσιμος discutible vaieldav قابل استدلال؛ قابل بحث kiistanalainen défendable נִיתָן לְהִתוָוכֵּח עליו आलोच्य upitno vitatható bisa dikemukakan umdeilanlegur sostenibile 議論の余地がある 논의할 수 있는 ginčytinas strīdīgs; apstrīdams dapat dipertikaikan verdedigbaar diskutabelt sporny, dyskusyjny discutível discutabil спорный diskutabilný ki se da zagovarjati diskutabilan diskutabel ที่สามารถโต้เถียงได้ tartışılabilir 可爭辯的 такий, що вимагає доведення قابل استدلال đáng tranh cãi 可争辩的

n argument

1 a quarrel or unfriendly discussion They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is. argument خِلاف، نِزاع спор pře, spor skænderi der Streit λογομαχία discusión vaidlus مشاجره؛ جدل kiista querelle וִכּוּח @@@וִיכּוּח$$$, רִיב तकरार svađa vita pertikaian deila, rifrildi discussione; lite 議論 논쟁 ginčas strīds; diskusija pertengkaran woordentwist krangel, trette spór discussão ceartă спор polemika, spor spor rasprava gräl การโต้แย้ง tartışma, münakaşa 爭論 дискусія بحث sự cãi nhau 争论

2 a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument. redenasie مُناقَشَه، جِدال аргумент argument argument; argumentation die Beweisführung επιχειρηματολογία argumento põhjendus استدلال perustelu argument טִעוּן @@@טִיעוּן$$$, נִמוּק @@@נִימוּק$$$ दलील argument érv(elés) argumentasi rök argomentazione 論拠 이유, 논거 argumentas arguments; pamatojums perdebatan reden, argumentatie argument, argumentasjon argument argumento argu­ment довод argument argument obrazloženje argument เหตุผล sav, iddia, kanıt 論據 аргументація دلائل lý lẽ 论据

adj arguˈmentative [-ˈmentətiv]

fond of arguing. argumenterend جَدَلي склонен да спори svárlivý, vyhledávající spory diskussionslysten streitlustig εριστικός discutidor, argumentador vaidlushimuline اهل بحث و جدل؛ استدلالی väittelynhaluinen raisonneur וַכּחָן विवादप्रिय svadljiv vitakedvelő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn polemico 論争的な 논쟁적인 mėgstantis ginčytis, priešgyna strīdīgs; strīda- penuh dengan perdebatan twistziek trettekjær, kranglevoren lubiący dyskutować refilão certăreţ любящий спорить hádavý nergaški svadljiv diskussionslysten ชอบเถียง münakaşacı, kavgacı 好爭辯的 такий, що любить сперечатися có lý lẽ 好争辩的